自考高级英语上册Lesson 1.pptVIP

Lesson One Rock Superstars: What do they tell us about ourselves and our society? Rock music rose in America in the late 1950s. It was not only a new musical form, but a debating forum, where America youths express their attitude towards life and the world. On the forum, rock stars sang of teenagers’ attitude toward civil rights, toward war and peace, their disaffection against the society, and a range of emotions between love and hate. In a word, young people give a new definition to the feelings and beliefs of America society. Among the principal representatives of early rock music were Elvis Presley, the singing star and poet Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, etc. They were “culture heroes” worshiped by youngsters. rebellion n. an organized attempt to change the government or leader of a country, using violence rebellion against rebellion against traditional values rebel v. swelter v. to feel extremely hot and uncomfortable sweltering a. extremely hot and uncomfortable ramble v. [always + adverb/preposition] British English to go on a walk in the countryside for pleasure to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem clearly organized, so that other people find it difficult to understand you sprinkle v. to scatter small drops of liquid or small pieces of something sprinkle something with something sprinkle something on/over something be sprinkled with jokes/quotations etc to be full of jokes etc be dressed in be dressed in 表示“穿”的状态，而不表示动作。be dressed in后常接具有某种特征的衣物。也可直接加表示颜色的词。 The lady is dressed in a white skirt. The students are all dressed in yellow. reverence n. great respect and admiration for someone or something reverence for reverent a. reject v. to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something OPP accept to not choose someone for a job, course of study etc OPP accept reject something as something Gibson rejected the idea as ‘absurd’ . act something ? out if a group of people